23 May 2026
The end of free compute is the beginning of better engineering
I guess we all knew this day was coming. Here are two stories to illustrate what I mean. Tell me if you spot the pattern. Let’s start with Uber: Uber Technologies, Inc is learning the hard way that scaling AI isn’t just about speed—it’s about cost. Despite spending $3.4 billion on research and development, the company has already exhausted its planned AI budget just months into 2026. According to…
23 May 2026
Musk praises “epic” Super Heavy-Starship launch
SpaceX’s first Starship Version 3 rocket takes off from Pad 2 at Starbase during the Flight 12 mission on May 22, 2026. Image: SpaceX
22 May 2026
Beyond chatbots: Why the United States is best positioned for the next phase of AI
Recently, Mind Robotics, a Palo Alto-based startup, closed a $500 million bet on machines that think and act in the physical world. It is one of dozens of signals that AI's next phase has begun. Innovation experts such as Soumitra Dutta say the US is structurally better placed than anyone to lead it.
22 May 2026
WordPress 7.0 Ships AI Agent Infrastructure: API Key Theft Risk Surfaces on Launch Day
WordPress 7.0 "Armstrong," released May 20, 2026, arrived without the real-time collaborative editing feature that had been its stated centerpiece for months — and within two days of launch, a security researcher was warning that the AI infrastructure it shipped in place of that feature has given hackers a new category of target: paid API credentials worth thousands of dollars now stored in…
22 May 2026
SpaceX will retry Starship test flight after scrubbing prior launch
A Tesla Cybertruck drives past SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California, US, on Monday, April 13, 2026.
22 May 2026
Inside the unlikely Vatican-Anthropic relationship that's reshaping the AI ethics debate
When news broke last week that Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical focused on artificial intelligence would be releasing on Monday (May 25), a wave of debate swept through Catholic and tech circles alike. According to Brian Green, it wasn’t the encyclical itself, which has been rumored for months, that sparked a “scattering of unease,” but details about how it will be unveiled: at an event, planned to…
22 May 2026
SpaceX Faces A Crucial Launch Test Ahead Of Its IPO
Starship ready for launch Getty Images Why SpaceX needs Starship. A new kind of origami. Sam Altman’s longevity startup raises more money. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype. To get it in your inbox, sign up here . S paceX filed its long awaited IPO on Wednesday , and there’s a lot to talk about.
22 May 2026
Exclusive | Vatican taps 'atheist' Anthropic cofounder to speak at AI event as tensions with Trump White House rise
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence is slated for a Vatican event next week that will include Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah – a self-described “atheist” who has written snarky blog posts that criticized religions including Catholicism, The Post has learned.
22 May 2026
Figure’s robots just sorted packages for 200 hours straight
What started as a 10-hour human-versus-robot challenge turned into a continuous marathon shift spanning nine days of continuous work.
